[Verse 1]
I'm always sayin' your friends don't know who they are
They see the world from afar
They're laughing, but deep inside they close their minds
Their heart is a book of blackened eyes
When we're out on the town, and I say you look fine
But you just call it a lie
The girls on the television all declare:
"You've got an obligation to compare!"
[Pre-Chorus]
"A little more right here
A little less up there and you'll do
Just a bit of a change and a six-figured figure
Magazines, and models are all the rage"
- Same to me. They're nothing but paper
You cry because you couldn't measure up
[Chorus]
Hey! Sweet Ann, baby!
Why ya got to to take this out on me?
Your friends keep jabbin' an open scar
And always diggin' too hard
I don't particularly
Give a damn for their hypocrisy
'Cause when they talk and you've had enough
Oh, ya take it out on me!
[Verse 2]
I'm always havin' to drag you away from the mall
Designer labels and all
The cost of your brand new accessory
Is more than just a waste of money, honey
It's the times when you sob at the end of the day
I hurt to see you that way
If fashion's the reason for the rules you break
I'd rather see you plain than act so fake
[Pre-Chorus]
"A little more right here
A little less up there and you'll do
You're so easy to mold when your sculptor's a doctor
Magazines, and models are all the rage"
- Same to me. They're nothing but paper
You cry because you couldn't measure up
[Big Al Scat Solo]
[Chorus]
Hey! Sweet Ann, baby!
Why ya got to to take this out on me?
Your friends keep jabbin' an open scar
And always diggin' too hard
I don't particularly
Give a damn for their hypocrisy
'Cause when they talk and you've had enough
Oh, ya take it out on me!
Measure Up was written by Kodakami.
Measure Up was produced by Kodakami & Shaun Farol.
Kodakami released Measure Up on Sat Dec 22 2012.